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Assessing the protective effect of influenza vaccine against laboratory confirmed influenza in hospitalised children aged 6-59 months

Influenza vaccine was offered to all children aged 6-59 months resident in Western Australia in 2008, and we wished to evaluate the effectiveness of this immunisation programme.

Authors:
Dixon G,  Moore HC, Kelly H,  Jacoby P, Carcione  D, Williams S, Smith D, C Keil AD, van Buynder P, Richmond P and the WAIVE study team

Authors notes:
Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses 2010 4:231-234 (Impact factor 1.754)

Keywords:
protective effect, influenza vaccine, laboratory confirmed influenza, hospitalised children, aged 6-59 months, first year of the WAIVE study

Abstract:
Influenza is major cause of paediatric hospitalisation. Influenza vaccine was offered to all children aged 6-59 months resident in Western Australia in 2008, and we wished to evaluate the effectiveness of this immunisation programme.